The delicacy of the realization of the right to information when it comes to the presentation of medical content is often opposite to two equally worth human rights: the right to information and the right to privacy. In addition, medicine and media are not regulated only by law, although today we talk about media law and medical law as an independent, albeit young, branches of law. In addition to regulating the legal aspect of heteronomous norm, medicine and the media to a large extent are regulated by the autonomous rules of professional ethics. The question arises if the right to privacy can have precedence over the public right to know and right to information, and when the personal interests of the individual will be less important than the public interest - there is no definite answer since every case has to be approached as different and special circumstances have to be taken into account. Law will determine the right conditions to evaluate specific situations which should be taken into consideration, but the final decision, it is quite certain, will depend on the respect for the ethical principles of profession.
Key words: media law, medical law, information ethics, medical ethics, the right/freedom of information, the right to respect of private life
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